Matthew 21:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when they were near Jerusalem, and had come to Beth-phage, to the Mountain of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

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  • Matt 24:3 : 3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?
  • Matt 26:30 : 30 And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives.
  • John 8:1 : 1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.
  • Acts 1:12 : 12 Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.
  • Luke 21:37 : 37 And every day he was teaching in the Temple and every night he went out to the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives to take his rest.
  • Zech 14:4 : 4 And in that day his feet will be on the Mount of Olives, which is opposite Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives will be parted in the middle to the east and to the west, forming a very great valley; and half the mountain will be moved to the north and half of it to the south.
  • Mark 11:1-9 : 1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Beth-phage and Bethany, at the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 2 And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him. 3 And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away. 4 And they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose. 5 And some of those who were there said to them, What are you doing, taking the ass? 6 And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go. 7 And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back. 8 And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields. 9 And those who went in front, and those who came after, were crying, Glory: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: 10 A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.
  • Mark 14:26 : 26 And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.
  • Luke 19:28-38 : 28 And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him. 31 And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him. 32 And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said. 33 And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass? 34 And they said, The Lord has need of him. 35 And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him. 36 And while he went on his way they put their clothing down on the road in front of him. 37 And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen; 38 Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
  • Luke 22:39 : 39 And he came out, and went, as his way was, to the Mountain of Olives, and the disciples went with him.

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  • Mark 11:1-5
    5 verses
    93%

    1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Beth-phage and Bethany, at the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

    2 And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him.

    3 And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.

    4 And they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose.

    5 And some of those who were there said to them, What are you doing, taking the ass?

  • Luke 19:28-37
    10 verses
    90%

    28 And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem.

    29 And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

    30 Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.

    31 And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.

    32 And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said.

    33 And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?

    34 And they said, The Lord has need of him.

    35 And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.

    36 And while he went on his way they put their clothing down on the road in front of him.

    37 And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

  • Matt 21:2-10
    9 verses
    86%

    2 Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.

    3 And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.

    4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

    5 Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.

    6 And the disciples went and did as Jesus had given them orders,

    7 And got the ass and the young one, and put their clothing on them, and he took his seat on it.

    8 And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way.

    9 And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.

    10 And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this?

  • Mark 11:7-12
    6 verses
    79%

    7 And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.

    8 And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

    9 And those who went in front, and those who came after, were crying, Glory: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord:

    10 A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.

    11 And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

    12 And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.

  • John 12:12-15
    4 verses
    79%

    12 The day after, a great number of people who were there for the feast, when they had the news that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

    13 Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!

    14 And Jesus saw a young ass and took his seat on it; as the Writings say,

    15 Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.

  • Matt 20:17
    76%

    17 And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them,

  • John 8:1
    75%

    1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.

  • Matt 21:15
    74%

    15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,

  • Mark 14:16
    73%

    16 And the disciples went out and came into the town, and saw that it was as he had said: and they made ready the Passover.

  • Matt 26:1
    73%

    1 And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples,

  • Matt 21:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

    20 And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

  • Zech 9:9
    73%

    9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

  • Luke 22:39
    73%

    39 And he came out, and went, as his way was, to the Mountain of Olives, and the disciples went with him.

  • Mark 14:26
    73%

    26 And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

  • Matt 21:17
    72%

    17 And he went away from them, and went out of the town to Bethany, and was there for the night.

  • Matt 23:1
    72%

    1 Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

  • John 18:1
    72%

    1 When Jesus had said these words he went out with his disciples over the stream Kedron to a garden, into which he went with his disciples.

  • John 2:13
    72%

    13 The time of the Passover of the Jews was near and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

  • Matt 26:36
    72%

    36 Then comes Jesus with them to a place named Gethsemane, and says to his disciples, Be seated here, while I go over there for prayer.

  • Acts 1:12
    71%

    12 Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.